Ukraine was evacuating thousands of people from flooded areas today after an attack on a major Russian-held dam unleashed a torrent of water, inundating two dozen villages and sparking fears of a humanitarian disaster.

Disruption to healthcare caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, continued to negatively impact cancer diagnoses in 2021, according to data published by the National Cancer Registry.

A new national policy aims to revitalise the population of our islands and create the conditions which will encourage people to live, work and raise families there.

Record numbers will sit this year's Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle exams which are under way.

Pope Francis has been admitted to hospital in Rome, the Vatican has said, where he will undergo abdominal surgery this afternoon.